The FBI and US Marshals have joined the search for a Marion County man wanted for attempted murder of an officer.

Floyd Ray Cook, 62, is charged with attempted first-degree murder in Tennessee for shooting and wounding a police officer on Saturday, authorities said. Authorities said the officer's life was saved by his bulletproof vest.

Related Content

Cook is also accused of opening fire later Saturday at a Kentucky trooper, who wasn't wounded.

Cook is believed to be on foot and was last seen in the hilly, wooded countryside in Cumberland County, which borders Tennessee.

People in his hometown are worried that he'll head back to Lebanon to hide.

“It hits close to home. It makes you concerned and worried about those here to protect us and some crazy guy that you don't know what he's gonna do. So there's no way to know," resident Curtis Wise said.

A rural Kentucky school district canceled classes for a second straight day as authorities searched for Cook.

Cumberland County schools superintendent Kirk Biggerstaff said Tuesday that he doesn't want students waiting for buses in sparsely populated areas while Cook is still at large.

A statement posted to the Cumberland County School District’s Facebook page reads, in part: